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The location of the Center Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Center Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Cemetery

Lat:   35.3879°   (35° 23' 16")

Lon:   -84.2646°   (-84° 15' 52")

The Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Center Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Center Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Monroe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Center Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Tellico Plains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Belltown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
      • Belltown is located in Monroe County
    • Jalapa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jalapa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
      • Jalapa is located in Monroe County
    • Ballplay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
      • Ballplay is located in Monroe County
    • Mecca
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Mecca is located in McMinn County
    • Coker Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
      • Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Madisonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
    • Englewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in McMinn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <4>
    • Manila
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
      • Manila is located in McMinn County
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
    • Vonore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vonore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore
      • Vonore is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vonore <4>
    • Etowah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Etowah is located in McMinn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Trigonia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
        • Trigonia is located in Loudon County
      • Bell Spring
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
        • Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
      • Goodsprings
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
        • Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
      • Hiwassee Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiwassee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
        • Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Morganton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
        • Morganton is located in Loudon County
      • Delano
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Sweetwater
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
        • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
      • Niota
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niota
        • Niota is located in McMinn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niota <4>
      • Boiling Springs
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
        • Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jena
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
        • Jena is located in Loudon County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
      • Greenback
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Athens
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
        • Athens is located in McMinn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Center Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Sink Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sink Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sink Cemetery
    • Druid Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Druid Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Druid Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Druid Hill Cemetery
    • Coppenger Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coppenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coppenger Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coppenger Cemetery
    • Coppenger Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coppenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coppenger Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coppenger Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • Tellico Plains Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tellico Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tellico Plains Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tellico Plains Cemetery
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lulah Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lulah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lulah Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Unicoi Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unicoi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Unicoi Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unicoi Cemetery
    • Mt. Isabel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Isabel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Isabel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Isabel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Cane Creek Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Creek Cemetery
      • Mahan Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mahan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mahan Cemetery
      • Big Creek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Eleazar Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Eleazar Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eleazar Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Tellico Plains.
        • The Eleazar Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Eleazar UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eleazar Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11689 <6>
      • Borin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Borin Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borin Cemetery
      • Borin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Borin Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borin Cemetery
      • Holder Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holder Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
      • Holder Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holder Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Giles Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Giles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1640754  (Center Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1640754 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Vernon
      • County: Monroe         Elev: 276
      • Location given for GNIS #1640754 (Center Cemetery)

    The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Center Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3879, Longitude: -84.2646       In this case, the coordinates for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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